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SHANE VAN GISBERGEN has described his fourth consecutive race win on the streets of Adelaide as ‘pretty amazing’ as he positions himself just one outright victory behind Jamie Whincup at the top of the table.

THE 20th edition of the Adelaide 500 has welcomed more than 273,500 racegoers through the gates over the four-day celebration of motorsport and Australia’s premier racing series – the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.

It marks an over 11 percent increase in attendances on 2017, and the event’s largest Sunday crowd in five years, continuing its status as Australia’s biggest domestic motorsport event with over 4.8 million attendees in the 20 editions of the race so far.

2018 saw the Supercars headline a feature race category program consisting of all its main support...

SCOTT McLAUGHLIN has topped the timesheets in final practice before Saturday’s Top 10 Shootout for the first race of the Adelaide 500, and was joined by Mark Winterbottom as the only men to dip below the 1:20 mark this weekend.

And it’s clear where the pace lies ahead of Saturday's race, with the same...

It’s your final day of Adelaide 500 action. As you enter the gates, you’ll hear the roar of Nulon Production Cars as the lights go green, or you’ll be heading to Gate 1 for the second-to-last New Holland Split Rhythm powered by Monster Energy race...

SHANE VAN GISBERGEN has clinched another race victory at the Adelaide 500 after combining sheer pace with a smart strategy to come out in front of James Courtney and Scott McLaughlin after the second round of pit stops on Saturday afternoon.

JAMIE WHINCUP has picked up where he left off and topped the timesheets in opening practice for the Supercars season-opening Adelaide 500.

By Matthew Agius

Whincup steered his new Red Bull Holden Racing Team ZB Commodore to a 1:20.1622 on Friday’s first hitout for the series in 2018.

The Triple Eight stable of Whincup, Shane Van Gisbergen and Craig Lowndes had the top three positions in hand for most of the morning, before a late group of competitors went on track to clock a series of hot laps.

THE shadow of 2017 has extended into opening practice at the 2018 Adelaide 500, with Scott McLaughlin topping the timesheets in second practice just hours after title rival Jamie Whincup did the same in the morning’s opening session.

After Whincup posted the fastest lap in opening practice, the Shell V-Power Falcon of Scott McLaughin responded with a purple lap at the chequered flag in Friday's final practice session for the Supercars.

McLauglin's last lap sheet-topper came in a session brought to a temporary halt...

Perfect weather and the second day of qualifying for New Holland Split Rhythm powered by Monster Energy is about to get underway at 8:45am. If four wheels are more your thing, the Nulon Improved Production Cars will be racing at the same time.

FRIDAY Supercars qualifying has ended under the red flag after reigning champion Jamie Whincup slammed into the sweeper exit wall on the final lap.

It meant that the Red Bull Holden Racing Team leader was penalised his best qualifying time, dropping him from seventh to ninth, but keeping him eligible for the Top 10 Shootout.

Teammate Shane Van Gisbergen topped the timesheets in qualifying, edging Scott McLaughlin (Shell V-Power Racing) by one thousandth of a second – highlighting the pace in the cars at the top of pitlane hasn&rsquo...

Adelaide500.com.au caught up with the newest team on the block ahead of Saturday's big race, with former winner Will Davison spearheading the Milwaukee Racing outfit in 2018.

By Matthew Agius

IT’S a weekend of learning for Milwaukee Racing, but driver Will Davison is feeling positive about a fresh start with a new team.

Undoubtedly, Davison’s early form – three top 10 results across practice and qualifying – would be encouraging for the team, which only came into being after the 2018 season with the emergence of ‘23Red Racing’.

IT was a massive day for the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship as the gutsy 5-litre V8 engines hit the track for the first practice and qualifying sessions of 2018. Here are our top three moments from the day...

Qualifying - and hot pace from the front runners

Yes, it was Shane Van Gisbergen at the top of the timesheets for Red Bull HRT and, yes, Scott McLaughlin was one thousandth of a second adrift for Shell V-Power Racing.

Roll off your free Adelaide Metro service for qualifying for the Porsche Carrera Cup, before heading over to Gate 1 to see the New Holland Split Rhythm powered by Monster Energy supercross get serious in qualifying.

9:30am

Now for the serious stuff. Find your seat and park yourself for 40 minutes of the...